Improvement in gloves



VEDWI'N v.- WHITAKER.

Improvement in Gloves.

UNITED STATES EDWIN V. WHITAKER, OF GLOV'ERSVILLE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN GLOVES.'

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,091, dated December19, 1871.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, EDWIN V. WHITAKER, of Gloversville, in the county ofFulton and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Gloves and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing forming partv of this specification, in which Figure is a viewof back of glove made up; Fig. 2, view of front piece spread out; andFig. 3, view of back piece spread out. Fig. 4 is a view of the thumbpiece spread out.

The object of my invention is to produce a glove having a peculiar curveor swell at the wrist with a minimum waste of material and expenditureof labor in making up. The glove is composed of three parts, and 1 cutboth the palm and back piece as nearly rectangular as possible, and yetwith a curve from thefingers backward toward the wrist, so as to impartthe requisite shape, as hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawing, a is the back piece; I), the palm piece; '0,the laps of the palm piece over the back; 01, the seamsbetween the palmand back pieces. From the inside of the tips of the first and fourthfingersthe seams d run straight to the points 6 without forchettes. I amaware that it is not new to cut the edges of glove pieces withoutforchettes; but this has not been done, so far as I know, in the case ofa glove made in three pieces; and in cutting skins for gloves of thelatter class greater economy of stufi can be secured than when eachglove is made of a single piece. The flare of the back a on each sidefrom c to f is given so as to make the glove accommodate itself morecloselyto the shape of the wrist. The form of the thumb" piece h isclearly shown in Fig. 4. By brin gin gtogether and unitingits side edges1' t it is in condition to be united to the palm piece by sewing itsbase edge K to the edge of the opening therein, as shown in Fig. 2.

I desire it to be understood that I lay no claim to a glove made inthree parts, nor with an overlapping palm piece;. but

I do claim as of my invention The glove herein described, having itsback and palm pieces a and I) cut with the straight and curved edges, asshown, for the purpose specified. To the above specification of myinvention I have signed-my name this 12th day of 0.;tober, A. D. 1871.

Witnesses: E. V. WHITAKER.

S0L0N G. KEMON,

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